Made an outfit inspiration collage for Namine. I gave her a mix of cottagecore and soft girl aesthetics. Wish I could've included more, but I couldn't. And yes, Namine wears socks and sandals, you're not fighting me on this.
also, the plot of cinderella III is that lady tremaine uses the fairy godmothers wand to go back in time and make it so anastasias foot fits the glass slipper
and then she changes the princes memory so that he thinks he danced with anastasia instead of cinderella
plus theres a song in it called ‘at the ball’:
and another one, ‘more than a dream’, which is basically a combo of the necklace theory + riku looking for sora in his dreams after kh3 and using them to find him in MoM:
Cinderella:
I...I don't understand. I-
I've always dreamed
That my life could be
Like a fairy-tale
A perfect fantasy
Every day a new adventure
On some undiscovered shore
Was it nothing more
Than a dream?
Then one magic night
With a single dance
I found more than
Just a storybook romance
And for once my life was perfect
As we glided across the floor
And it was so much more
So much more than a dream
I could say it never happened
Just a dream from the start
But then I'd live my life
With a broken heart
Jaq:
No no! No cry Gus Gus, Princey knows he danced with Cinderelly.
Cinderella:
Yes, of course he does! What if I'd just see him again?
Jaq:
Yeah yeah! See Princey!
Cinderella:
Yes! Everything will be alright!
Jaq:
Everything will be alright!
Gus:
Yeah Yeah!
Cinderella:
Cause in a Prince's arms
I've found a love I can't deny
If there's any chance to set things right
I've simply got to try
So I'll trust my heart
What else can I do?
I can't live in dreams
If my dreams are to come true
There's a better life that's waiting
Past the mountains I must climb
I will take a chance on love
To get my once upon a time
Oh, I want so much more
So much more
Than a dream
HI. ASK MEME. VEN AND NAMINE 🗺️MAPS (i get there eventually)
🗺️ Map — who leads the way when navigating, and who's more likely to get lost?
YES NAMS AND VEN. LETS GO.
Okay. They're both terrible with navigating but in different directions. Ventus can NOT read a map AND lead the way at the same time, he's going to get them both lost... but that's not going to stop him from taking the lead. Meanwhile I think Namine would be better at reading the map and figuring out where to go, but she's not going to take charge especially since Ventus is such a loud personality. Namine would just assume that Ventus has *got this*, that he knows the way, and it's not until they've been walking in circles for an hour that she's like. "Hmm. Maybe he's not good at this." I do think that she'd be a little scared about making mistakes and second guess her directions!
It's just a classic mesh of "cheerful person too confident in their own abilities" and "anxious person who actually knows what to do but isn't sure *how* to do it". I love the possible dynamics for Namine and Ventus, cause i think Namine might be worried about Ventus judging her for things she doesn't know... only to realize that despite his confidence, he's REALLY naive and also incredibly chill if she makes a mistake. I want to see her get more comfortable around him :]
it’s been several years since ive drawn tsux, but i stumbled across your “you and the beautiful world” cover again. suddenly i felt really nostalgic, so i doodled her on a whim. thank you again for inspiring me to draw these past several years even though we haven’t talked in a while!! i hope something makes you smile today!!
i need to sleep but im imagining the kh kids excitedly opening all their presents 😭😭😭 the fact that santa is real in the kh universe makes it so much better tbh
Saw your drawings for Pridelands!Kairi. Love them. I was wondering what Namine's role would be in your Kairi Protag AU. Will she be an ally of Kairi? Take up Roxas's or Xion's role?
Hi! Thank you for your patience concerning this ask!
I’m still thinking on this but I really like the idea that Namine’s role would remain relatively unchanged. I think if Kairi were to encounter her in Castle Oblivion, then perhaps she begins to believe that Namine was someone she knew in Radiant Garden and so she wants to rescue her because in doing so she reclaims some memories of her childhood there. So then, perhaps as with Sora losing his memories of Kairi, Kairi begins to lose her memories of Riku and Sora and her time at Destiny Islands in favor of memories of Radiant Garden. I think there could be a real great temptation there if she believes that Namine was a central figure in her childhood at Radiant Garden (and shout out to @pedanticat for suggesting in a past conversation that Kairi could believe Namine is a long lost sister because that’s a really cool and dramatic idea!)
I’m still working it out but the idea that memories are never really lost that Namine was talking about in COM could be interesting to explore in relation to Kairi. Kairi reconnecting with her past is definitely a major interest for me in this AU, and I think Namine would play into it. I’m currently replaying the games (albeit very slowly haha) and I hope as I play through and continue sketching things out for the AU that these plot points and details will become more concrete!
Of course, I’m always open to hearing other’s ideas :)! Thanks for the question!!
Initially even Sora and Kairi were this, getting plenty of Ship Tease to make it obvious they'll end up together, but nothing beyond subtext happening in the No Hugging, No Kissing series. By the end of Kingdom Hearts III, Sora and Kairi are taken well past implied, as they not only finally get around to sharing that Paopu Fruit, but are depicted holding hands in public more than once — for the uninitiated, in Japanese culture any form of public physical affection is generally considered the realm of serious couples.
Reading Kairi's TV Tropes page last night for the first time since Kingdom Hearts III came out, was a lot of fun.